Peru

Brief · 19 September 2026

This is the most recent brief; none has been generated since 19 September 2026. The event list below is current.

The past week in Peru was dominated by a significant M4.8 earthquake 106 km west-southwest of Alianza Cristiana, first tracked on 14 September, which exposed an estimated 56,735 people at a depth of 106 km. Other tracked activity included a newly noted flood event and continued green-level activity at the Sabancaya volcano, along with a separate M4.9 earthquake northwest of Barranca reported on 19 September.

Earthquake An M4.8 earthquake struck 106 km west-southwest of Alianza Cristiana at a depth of 106 km, exposing an estimated 56,735 people, with around 60 thousand experiencing MMI III shaking.

Flood A flood event in Peru was newly tracked on 17 September, based on GLOFAS data via GDACS, with only one ingest recorded so far.

Volcano Sabancaya continues erupting at green alert level, with ongoing monitoring by volcanic hazard agencies.

• A flood event in Peru, first tracked on 17 September, is new.
• Sabancaya's ongoing eruption activity was newly noted as of 13 September.

Summarised from Hazardly's tracked events for the seven days to 19 September 2026 · no external sources. Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 19 Sept, 20:42 UTC, not reviewed by a person before publication. Outbreak lines name the disease and country only; WHO's bulletin text is on each outbreak's event page.